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To: The Philosopher who wrote (1450)	9/9/1999 12:00:00 PM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 6418

But I believe that all the Gospels except Luke were written by disciples, and I seem to recollect that Paul knew at least one of the disciples. I'm sure someone here can clear this up.

To: The Philosopher who wrote (1450)	9/9/1999 12:56:00 PM
From: The POPmuse	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6418

Uh oh, here come years of Catholic indoctrination on the way! Run for your lives! AHHHHHHH... Paul originally hunted Christians for the Roman authorities under the name "Saul." After having a vision from God near Damascus, he changed his name to Paul and became the theologian we all know and love. Most historians accept the notion that the Gospels changed in subtle but noticeable ways for the first few centuries after Jesus' ascension. You must remember, Christianity was initially a sub-sect of Judaism, so they not only had to deal with the polytheistic establishment of Rome, but also the Sanhedrin and other conservative Jewish circles. The original Gospel writings of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John probably contained a lot of polemic language against these groups. However, as Christianity permeated the empire, the Romans became more and more anxious to stop its spread. Rather them provoke them in a pathetically lop-sided fight, early Christians chose instead to remove any offensive language from their writings that could be construed as anti-Roman. This is probably why Pontius Pilate is portrayed as a rational governor who gives into mob mentality and executes Jesus against his own better judgement, a story that was softened for the protection of the first Christians. A lot of good it did them, too. We also must not forget the lost Gospels, those of Thomas, Mary, and Bartholomew. They relate some, uh, interesting stories about Jesus. But that's for another time, another place, another day...